Hemyock railway station
Hemyock railway station served the village of Hemyock, Devon, England, from 1876 to 1963 on the Culm Valley Light Railway.
Hemyock | |
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![]() The station in 1963 | |
General information | |
Location | Hemyock, Devon England |
Coordinates | 50.919°N 3.2263°W |
Grid reference | ST139140 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Culm Valley Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway British Railways (Western Region) |
Key dates | |
29 May 1876 | Opened |
9 September 1963 | Closed to passengers |
6 September 1965 | Closed to goods |
History
The station was opened on 29 May 1876 by the Culm Valley Light Railway. It was situated on the east side of B3391. A refreshment room opened in 1878 in an attempt to attract more passengers. This didn't work, however, and the refreshment room became a carriage shed and ended up as a poultry store. The station had two sidings, one serving a cattle dock to the south and the other running behind the station. Two further sidings served a goods shed and an engine shed. A ground frame controlled access to these. The station was refurbished in 1932; the goods shed and engine shed were removed and the cattle dock siding was extended into the dairy siding to the north. The station closed to passengers on 9 September 1963[1] and closed to goods traffic on 6 September 1965. One of the sidings that served the dairy remained open until 1 November 1975.[2]
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 223. OCLC 931112387.
- "Disused Stations: Hemyock Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Culm Valley Light Railway | Whitehall Halt Line and station closed |